I installed Google Chrome. This is the first thing I did after installing Ubuntu. I went into firefox, and went to chrome.google.com, and hit the button. I don't like package managers, and avoid the command line like the pox.

Then, I started using Google Chrome. I went to Kongregate, and clicked on a game. It told me I didn't have flash. A few different websites told me the same. I assumed that they must have been wrong. I hit the link to Adobe, to install Flash, and it reassured me; of course, Google Chrome includes Flash. I checked my version - Chrome 5.0.375.126. Of course, I just downloaded it.

I scoured the internet for solutions. None worked. Many seemed to involve re-enabling Flash, or something like that. But insofar as I can tell, there is no Flash anywhere in my Chrome. I feel like I bought a Reese's cup, and found solid chocolate. I checked in the Chrome plugin manager, and everything. A few solutions told me to copy some garbage into my command line and hit enter (as almost all solutions to problems on linux entail). I did it, reluctantly, and it did nothing.

I thought Flash was supposed to come with Chrome. But it didn't. Sooooo... What gives?

Some how flashplugin-installer was already installed on my system and flash still would not work. I unistalled then reinstalled it and now flash works fine in chrome.
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deft_codeAug 18 '10 at 18:06

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Consider installing ubuntu-restricted-extras, which will bring in a lot of restricted packages like Flash. Unless you have an ideological reason not to (which is fine), it will save you a lot of time.
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MatthewOct 18 '10 at 21:27

Anyone who installs Google Chrome and Flash is unlikely to have an ideological objection to Ubuntu restricted extras, @Matthew.
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TRiGJan 8 at 14:43

What I usually do is download the Flash player from Adobe's site (since I use a 64-bit system, I download the 64-bit plugin).

Extract package

Then, in a terminal, run gksudo nautilus.
Extract the package by right-clicking on the downloaded package and selecting "Extract Here".
Enter the folder and you will find a file named libflashplayer.so.

I noticed that chrome does get some plugins out of the firefox plugin directories. If a working Flash plugin is installed in firefox it is likely to work in Chrome. The flashplugin-installer package basically installs Flash for firefox.